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Unit 4: Comprehensive Study Notes

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Gram-Positive vs. Gram-Negative Cell Walls

Endospores

Sporulation

Germination

Microbial Growth Curves in a Closed System

Oxygen Requirements for Microbial Growth

Fermentation & Anaerobic Respiration

Introduction to Microbial Genetics

Horizontal Gene Transfer

Bacterial Transformation

Introduction to Conjugation

Introduction to Taxonomy

Introduction to Viruses

Bacterial Pathogenesis

Introduction to Pathogenic Toxins

Exotoxins Cause Damage to the Host

Endotoxin Causes Damage to the Host

Characteristics of Infectious Disease

Phagoctytosis

Pattern Recognition Receptors (PRRs)

Introduction to the Complement System

Activation Pathways of the Complement System

Effects of the Complement System